The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – August 16, 2016

President Obama carries out his largest single transfer of prisoners from the Guantanamo detention facility. Fifteen are sent to the United Arab Emirates. Seven are now known dead and tens of thousands evacuated following the worst flooding in recent memory in Louisiana. California lawmakers join a 24 hour fast to dramatize their support for overtime pay for farm workers. Homeless campers claim Cal Trans is illegally trashing their belongings.